Global

Global SMOS SSS maps

Global SSS maps are computed at BEC using a new methodological approach to cope with land and RFI contamination.

Two different products are generated

L3

Daily map of 9 day objective analysed data in a rectangular grid at 0.25º resolution, from 2011 to 2016.

Browse maps:ascending and descending orbits
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L4

Daily fused with OSTIA SST maps in a rectangular grid at 0.05^o resolution, from 2011 to 2016

Browse maps:ascending and descending orbits
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These maps have been validated with near-surface measurements provided by Argo profilers, which allow us to define several quality metrics.

Related documents

Data Description and Quality report: BEC-SMOS-PD-SSSv2-v1.pdf